Happy St. Joseph's Day

March 19 is the Solemnity of St. Joseph. It's a big feast day for all Sisters of St. Joseph. We have a liturgy at our Motherhouse this evening. It's always a celebration I look forward to. There are usually close to 200 sisters and associates who participate.



The other day a Dominican sister who is a friend of mine wrote and asked if I had any St. Joseph prayers. I remembered this one that I wrote a few years ago. It was printed on a little prayer card with a picture of St. Joseph on the front and given to all our friends and donors. Since I wrote it, I don't need to worry about copyright so I'll share it here. This picture is the statue of St. Joseph that is outside our Motherhouse. It also shows a little of the Motherhouse Residence building and part of the chapel.

Prayer to St. Joseph

God of Great Love,
Your son, Jesus,
was nurtured by St. Joseph.
May we look to Joseph
as our model of justice,
gentleness, and humility.
May we, with Joseph,
nurture the life of Christ
in our lives
and in the lives of others,
uniting all people
and all creation
with God and with one another.
May Joseph's life inspire us
to be a hopeful, healing presence
within our world.
Amen

© 1999 -- Joanne Gallagher, CSJ